Plastic bottles harm human health at every stage of their life cycle
May 23, 2023, 10:15 am By Joseph Winters
In 1973, a DuPont engineer named Nathaniel Wyeth patented the PET plastic bottle — an innovative…New research defends curbside recycling as an effective climate tool
May 23, 2023, 10:00 am By Katie MyersRecycling was once all the rage. Reduce, reuse, recycle! We recited it like a mantra. To toss our…Listen: On Chicago’s South Side, one bike ride became a passion for cycling and racial equity
May 23, 2023, 10:00 am By Grist staffThis is Season 3 Episode 5 of Grist’s Temperature Check podcast, featuring first person stories…How an energy giant helped law enforcement quell the Standing Rock protests
May 22, 2023, 10:45 am By Alleen Brown
This article was produced in partnership with The Intercept. Their protest encampment razed, the…Dolly Parton’s new song is a climate anthem — if you want it to be
May 22, 2023, 10:30 am By Katie Myers
In the video for her new song, “World On Fire,” Dolly Parton sits atop a burning world. Blond…As drought grips the Horn of Africa, humanitarian aid is no match for climate change
May 22, 2023, 10:00 am By Jake Bittle
Over the past three years, an extreme drought has pushed the Horn of Africa to the brink of famine,…New York’s public housing is sinking — literally
May 22, 2023, 10:00 am By Lylla YounesLike many coastal cities around the world, New York City is sinking. On a year-to-year basis, the…Rural electric co-ops to get nearly $11 billion in federal funds for clean energy grants, loans
May 21, 2023, 1:00 pm By Jacob Fischler, States NewsroomThis story was originally published by States Newsroom and is reproduced here with permission. The…Montana’s new anti-climate law may be the most aggressive in the nation
May 20, 2023, 1:00 pm By Kristoffer Tigue, Inside Climate NewsThis story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of…The laws that took down mobsters are now being turned against Big Oil
May 19, 2023, 10:45 am By Kate YoderThe flood-prone city of Hoboken, New Jersey, sued Exxon, Chevron, and other oil companies three…Replace fossil fuels — with more fossil fuels? That’s one major utility’s plan.
May 19, 2023, 10:30 am By kmyers
Austin Wall was attending an environmental law conference at the University of Tennessee not long…El Niño could cost the global economy $3 trillion
May 18, 2023, 6:00 pm By Zoya TeirsteinForecasters are predicting the formation of an El Niño later this summer, a natural weather…This LA teen is suing her school district — and the USDA — to promote nondairy milk
May 18, 2023, 10:45 am By Joseph Winters
Last fall, Marielle Williamson, a senior at Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles, set up a table…The EPA’s proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination
May 18, 2023, 10:30 am By Joseph WintersThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency drew praise earlier this year when it proposed long-awaited…It’s near certain that the next 5 years will be the hottest yet
May 17, 2023, 10:18 pm By Kate YoderRecord-hot temperatures have scorched the Earth, with recent years numbering among the warmest since…The next cameo on your favorite TV show could be climate change
May 17, 2023, 2:05 pm By Claire Elise Thompson
The vision “You can locate the ways that climate and sustainability intersect with any good…Boots on the Ground
May 17, 2023, 10:45 am By Zoya Teirstein
This story was published in partnership with HuffPost. Stewart Rhodes, the infamous leader of the…UN calls on governments to reduce, reuse, recycle — for real this time
May 17, 2023, 10:30 am By Jake BittleReduce, reuse, recycle — it’s an exhortation that’s become universal. For decades, the phrase…Study: A third of the West’s burned forests can be traced to fossil fuel companies
May 16, 2023, 10:45 am By Kate Yoder
The American West has always had forest fires — just not like this. Blazes are spreading further…A lawsuit to protect streams could take away a prime firefighting tool
May 16, 2023, 10:30 am By Max Graham
Every summer, wildland firefighters across the West gear up for a monumental task, aiming to stop…
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